From: matus (matus@snet.net)
Date: Thu Mar 27 2003 - 09:32:52 MST
"I already told you: they hate Saddam and want him removed too, but by
peaceful disarmament. It could have worked out this way: 300.000 British and
US troops stay in Kuwait. The costs for this threatening scenery could be
split up between all nations - and Germany would gladly pay for it, too.
Then let the inspectors in and do their job."
Humania, something you neglect to acknowledge is that a 'peaceful
disarmament' did not work. Hussien did absolutely nothing until the
credible threat of force was presented to him, and then, and only then, did
he let inspectors in. He continually stalled and delayed the inspectors, as
all that was needed was to show the inspectors the thousands of banned
weapons, chemical warheads, and growth media that the 1994 UN inspection
team had found. His co-operation was continually declining, even though he
continued to give small snippets of co-operation, primarily to politically
divide the world. His behavior was far from full co-operation, and Blix
even said as much. The UN resolution called for full co-operation, and if
not there would be 'serious consequences'.
You keep parroting this mantra of peaceful disarmament, yet I had asked you
before, what if peaceful disarmament doesnt work? What if an aggressive
despotic nation has absolutely *no* interest in peaceful disarmement? You
seem to tout this mysterious universe where peaceful disarmament will
*always* work if given enough time. There is no evidence to suggest this is
the case. Saddam only co-operated with the real threat of force presented
to him. You talk about the 300,000 british troops 'staying in kuwait' If
they are not there as a threat to Invade Iraq, Saddam would stop
co-operating. As soon as he saw they were only present as a bluff, he would
cease co-operating all together. You fail to understand this simple point,
THERE ARE *NO* INSPECTIONS WITHOUT A CREDIBLE THREAT OF FORCE.
You can continue to live in happy hippy la la land, or you can live in the
real world of complex geopolitical issues, tough decisions, and dangerous
murderous dictators.
Michael Dickey
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